to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
metacarpal (bone); metacarpus
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
(opening) with a clatter; loudly; flinging (open); (changing) completely; dramatically; suddenly
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
wide (open); gapingly; agape
pamphlet; brochure; leaflet
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
reason; grounds; circumstances
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
looking slender in clothing
long slits (esp. of eyes)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
fascinate; bewitch; enchant
parent-teacher association; PTA
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
unceasing; never-ending; endless
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
class; heading; group; category
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
pupil; student; schoolchild